US4619258A - Electrosurgical pencil providing blade isolation - Google Patents

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US4619258A
US4619258A US06/585,565 US58556584A US4619258A US 4619258 A US4619258 A US 4619258A US 58556584 A US58556584 A US 58556584A US 4619258 A US4619258 A US 4619258A
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Priority to IE850152A priority patent/IE850152L/xx
Priority to FI850303A priority patent/FI850303L/fi
Priority to ZA85707A priority patent/ZA85707B/xx
Priority to GR850302A priority patent/GR850302B/el
Priority to PH31836A priority patent/PH22054A/en
Priority to IL74288A priority patent/IL74288A0/xx
Priority to EP85101446A priority patent/EP0153647A3/en
Priority to BR8500719A priority patent/BR8500719A/pt
Priority to AU39056/85A priority patent/AU561463B2/en
Priority to NO850692A priority patent/NO850692L/no
Priority to JP60037345A priority patent/JPS60207657A/ja
Priority to KR1019850001236A priority patent/KR850006125A/ko
Priority to PT80025A priority patent/PT80025B/pt
Priority to DK95585A priority patent/DK95585A/da
Priority to MA20587A priority patent/MA20363A1/fr
Priority to PL25219785A priority patent/PL252197A1/xx
Priority to ES1985285052U priority patent/ES285052Y/es
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B16/00Devices specially adapted for vivisection or autopsy
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1402Probes for open surgery
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/0091Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device
    • A61B2018/00916Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device with means for switching or controlling the main function of the instrument or device
    • A61B2018/00922Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device with means for switching or controlling the main function of the instrument or device by switching or controlling the treatment energy directly within the hand-piece
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/0091Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device
    • A61B2018/00916Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device with means for switching or controlling the main function of the instrument or device
    • A61B2018/00928Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device with means for switching or controlling the main function of the instrument or device by sending a signal to an external energy source
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
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US06/585,565 US4619258A (en) 1984-03-02 1984-03-02 Electrosurgical pencil providing blade isolation
IE850152A IE850152L (en) 1984-03-02 1985-01-23 Electro surgical pencil providing blade isolation
FI850303A FI850303L (fi) 1984-03-02 1985-01-23 Elektrokirurgisk penna med spetsisolering.
ZA85707A ZA85707B (en) 1984-03-02 1985-01-29 Electrosurgical pencil providing blade isolation
GR850302A GR850302B (el) 1984-03-02 1985-02-04
IL74288A IL74288A0 (en) 1984-03-02 1985-02-08 Electrosurgical pencil providing blade isolation
PH31836A PH22054A (en) 1984-03-02 1985-02-08 Electrosurgical pencil providing blade isolation
EP85101446A EP0153647A3 (en) 1984-03-02 1985-02-11 An electrosurgical pencil
BR8500719A BR8500719A (pt) 1984-03-02 1985-02-15 Estilete eletrocirurgico
AU39056/85A AU561463B2 (en) 1984-03-02 1985-02-19 A pharmaceutical formulation containing azapropazone
NO850692A NO850692L (no) 1984-03-02 1985-02-21 Elektrokirurgisk penn med bladisolasjon
JP60037345A JPS60207657A (ja) 1984-03-02 1985-02-26 ブレードの絶縁を与える電気外科ペンシル
KR1019850001236A KR850006125A (ko) 1984-03-02 1985-02-27 날이 절연되는 전기 외과용 펜슬
PT80025A PT80025B (en) 1984-03-02 1985-02-28 Electrosurgical pencil providing blade isolation
DK95585A DK95585A (da) 1984-03-02 1985-03-01 Elektrokirurgisk pencil
MA20587A MA20363A1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1985-03-01 Instrument electrochirurgical
PL25219785A PL252197A1 (en) 1984-03-02 1985-03-01 Electrosurgical pen
ES1985285052U ES285052Y (es) 1984-03-02 1985-03-01 Lapiz electroquirurgico

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